Yuriy Smirnov (minister)

This article is about the Ukrainian politician. For the Russian linguist, see Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov.
Yuriy Oleksandrovych Smirnov
Юрій Олександрович Смирнов
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
26 March 2001  27 August 2003
Preceded by Yuriy Kravchenko
Succeeded by Mykola Bilokon
Personal details
Born Yuriy Aleksandrovich Smirnov
(1948-08-17) August 17, 1948
Buy, Kostroma Oblast, Russian SFSR
Nationality Ukrainian
Alma mater Kharkov Law University
Profession Investigator
Military service
Allegiance  Soviet Union
 Ukraine
Service/branch Soviet Army
Militsiya of Ukraine
Years of service 1970 - 2003
Rank Colonel General of Militsiya
Commands Ministry of Internal Affairs
Awards Order of Merit, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class

Yuriy Oleksandrovich Smirnov (Ukrainian: Юрій Олександрович Смирнов) (born 17 August 1948, Buy, Kostroma Oblast, Russia) is a Ukrainian politician. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 2001–2003. Colonel general of militsiya.

Biography

Born 17 August 1948 in the city of Buy, in the Kostroma Oblast of what was then the Russian SFSR.

In 1970, he graduated from the Kharkov Law University with the specialty of law enforcement.

Smirnov worked in internal services after his army service. Since 1970 he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR. Held the positions of investigator, inspector, chief of departments and directorates in the Kharkov and Lugansk Oblasts.

Since 1997 — Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs for the Southeastern Region — chief of the MVS directorate in the Dnepropetrovsk Oblast.

Since May 2000 — Minister of Internal Affairs, chief of the Main Directorate of the MVS in Kiev.

26 March 2001 he was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs by the decree of the President of Ukraine. In 2001—2003 he was the interior minister of Ukraine. In 2003—2005 Smirnov was an adviser of the President, deputy of the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Married, has two daughters.

Awards

Political offices
Preceded by
Yuriy Kravchenko
Minister of Internal Affairs
2001–2003
Succeeded by
Mykola Bilokon
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